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Mr. English and Mr. Florence present resolutions on the Crittenden Compromise. The Committee of Thirty-Three reports.
Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both houses concurring. That the following arti-cle be proposed to the legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said legislatures, shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution,
viz:
ARTICLE XIII
No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.